C17500 Copper vs. N07041 Nickel
C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 copper and the bottom bar is N07041 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 30 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 310 | |
| 540 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 to 520 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 860 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 760 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 200 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 to 120 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 2390 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.7 to 27 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 23 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 59 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 29 | |
| 38 |